Rio+20: your sustainable development messages – in pictures

Rio+20 is supposed to pave the way for a 'safer, more equitable, cleaner, greener and more prosperous world for all', according to its organisers. But what does that mean to you? We collected readers' photo messages about sustainable development ahead of the summit, some of which you can see here.
Go to our Flickr page to see everything submitted so far and to find out how to send us your own message – it's not too late!

'Tuna uwezo' means 'Yes we can' in Swahili. Amra Sleyum Amour, 40, shows her 'Powerful Hands'; her message relates to her work in planting mangroves through a CARE Redd pilot project in Zanzibar, Tanzania

'Conscientização,' says ORT Brazil student Ana Carolina Ramoa, 15. The word approximates to 'critical consciousness' in English. The concept was developed by Brazilian pedagogue and educational theorist Paulo Freire as part of his focus on achieving a detailed understanding of the world, one allowing for the perception and exposure of social and political contradictions. By shimonchaim for ORT

Economia verde nao e solucao!! (Green economy is no solution!!) says Tania, of Renas in Rio. Renas, (Rede Evangélica Nacional de Ação Social – Rede National Evangelical Social Action) is one of Tearfund's partner organisations in Brazil. By Tearfund

Eu quero menos bla bla bla e mais AÇÃO! (I want less bla bla bla and more ACTION!) A message from a member of Igrejas Ecocidadas (church eco-citizens), a campaign movement led by Tearfund partners A Rocha Brasil and Fale. By Tearfund